Maggie MacLellan
Communications Specialist
Mahadeo Sukhai
Vice President of Research & International Affairs and Chief Accessibility Officer
Light Pollution
STEM Explained
Light can be a type of pollution. Learn about the damage it causes to people and living things as well as how you can prevent it.
How do alkaloids cause addiction?
STEM Explained
Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?
Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain
Backgrounders
How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!
Namrata Joshi
PhD Neuroscience
Jason Bowie
Associate Director & National Business Manager (Oncology)
How We See
Backgrounders
Learn about how human vision works as well as some common types of vision problems.
Ophthalmic Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of ophthalmic imaging as a medical imaging technology.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a medical imaging technology.
Computed Tomography
Backgrounders
Learn about the history, function, uses, benefits and risks of computed tomography (CT) as a medical imaging technology.
Vanessa Russell
Apprenticeship Program Project Manager
Brain Architecture
Backgrounders
The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How Sugar Affects the Brain
STEM Explained
Consuming sugary foods and drinks activates your brain’s reward system - the same system that can cause addiction.
Clay-Adams Brain
Interactives
This brain model helped doctors better explain things to their patients. Learn about this Ingenium artifact and make your own version using 3D printing!